Welcome to a great board with some really wonderful and kick-ass-knowledgeable people, and thank you for sharing your stuff here. IMHO, you couldn't have made a better choice.

Question for everyone: Is there any consensus about which of Alive and Alive II got more post-concert audio doctoring?

P.S. Nice avatar!

Without question Alive II.Listen to the song 'Tomorrow And Tonight'.How many vocal parts can be sung at the same time by one person? Well I guess if your Paul Stanley 3 or 4.'Detroit Rock City' and 'King Of The Night Time World' sound very studio.

Welcome to a great board with some really wonderful and kick-ass-knowledgeable people, and thank you for sharing your stuff here. IMHO, you couldn't have made a better choice.

Question for everyone: Is there any consensus about which of Alive and Alive II got more post-concert audio doctoring?

P.S. Nice avatar!

Without question Alive II.Listen to the song 'Tomorrow And Tonight'.How many vocal parts can be sung at the same time by one person? Well I guess if your Paul Stanley 3 or 4.'Detroit Rock City' and 'King Of The Night Time World' sound very studio.

Welcome to a great board with some really wonderful and kick-ass-knowledgeable people, and thank you for sharing your stuff here. IMHO, you couldn't have made a better choice.

Question for everyone: Is there any consensus about which of Alive and Alive II got more post-concert audio doctoring?

P.S. Nice avatar!

Without question Alive II.Listen to the song 'Tomorrow And Tonight'.How many vocal parts can be sung at the same time by one person? Well I guess if your Paul Stanley 3 or 4.'Detroit Rock City' and 'King Of The Night Time World' sound very studio.

Welcome to a great board with some really wonderful and kick-ass-knowledgeable people, and thank you for sharing your stuff here. IMHO, you couldn't have made a better choice.

Question for everyone: Is there any consensus about which of Alive and Alive II got more post-concert audio doctoring?

P.S. Nice avatar!

Without question Alive II.Listen to the song 'Tomorrow And Tonight'.How many vocal parts can be sung at the same time by one person? Well I guess if your Paul Stanley 3 or 4.'Detroit Rock City' and 'King Of The Night Time World' sound very studio.

'Rocket Ride' is the best song on the whole thing.

I think its been acknowledged by the band that both Tomorrow and Tonight and Hard Luck Woman from Alive II were recorded either at soundcheck or in the studio and had the audience added post production. However, as someone already noted, the worst example of re-recording a "live" album is Alive III. Also, there was a greatest hits released around the time of the first reunion, circa 1996 that purports to have a live version of Rock Bottom and its so obviously a studio recording its not even funny.

The initial producer targeted for the project, Ronnie Dean, declined the invitation that Eddie Kramer ultimately accepted. Kramer, in fact, passed up the opportunity to do Boston's debut album to work on Alive! Unfortunately, much of the live material recorded for the album was deemed useless, and the album had to be redone top to bottom in the studio. Kramer himself admits, "The first live album was all overdubbed at Electric Lady. Only the drums were kept from the original live recordings; virtually everything else was replaced." JR Smalling continues, "I recall specifically that the explosion at the very top of the show did not record well live. I remember Eddie hunting for a sample of an explosion and dubbing it over the live explosion." Using the ample time between the scattered gigs at the end of the Dressed to Kill tour, Kiss did the overdubs for Alive! at Electric Lady Studios. Most of the work was completed by Aug. 7, 1975.

taken from KISS Alive Forever (The complete touring history)

no wonder the actual 'live show tapes' never come across quite as polished Still dig Alive!, regardless the 'doctored' feel though.

I just got back from Canada Customs where I cleared my Kiss pinball into the country. It should be delivered tomorrow or tonight. A great karma moment..I was five minutes into my drive back to the office when RARAN came on the radio..

Along with the AIK re-masters, we're gonna have a rock 'n' roll weekend!

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